News and notes on the latest from Google.
Google has announced the first smart display with the Google Assistant built-in: the Lenovo Smart Display will hit stores this weekend.
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Back at Google I/O ’18, the tech giant unveiled a new look to the Google Assistant that would be released later this year. Today, Google is now rolling out a new section with contextual cards in Assistant to help give you a snapshot of your day. And as is the case with Google, it’s a server-side update, so not everybody has this right now, including me.
Google is rolling out a new UI for choosing your Assistant’s voice and it’s identified by colors. The gender-neutral focus in choosing a Google Assistant voice is strong.
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Google wrapped up its annual I/O keynote yesterday led by CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai talked about the new developments at Google and gave us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s all that was announced.
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With smart speakers gaining popularity in India after the introduction of the Amazon Echo, Google is following suit and is expected to launch its range of hardware, including the Google Home in India. The release is set for April 10, 2018, as reported by GSM Arena. Continue reading “Google set to launch its suite of hardware in India”
When you set an alarm on any Google Assistant enabled device, the default alarm tone was used when the alarm was triggered. This is all set to change now, as per a Google Blog post.
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Like me and many others, you probably use your Google Home for ambient music a lot. Volume level 2-4 is perfect for this, however, then you need to ask your Google Home a question, only to have it respond back to you at volume level 2.
Less than a year ago, Google removed the functionality within the Google Assistant to have your shopping lists stored in Google Keep in favor of tying it to Google Express in an online shopping list. It was very much of a but why? move from Google. Today, however, a Redditor by the name of Darklyte has posted a surprising, but amusing, workaround to this.
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If you have a Google Home, you have been enjoying this feature for a long time now. You could resume your latest Netflix series or play your favorite Spotify list. No other iteration of the Google Assistant could do this. But as in the last week, Google finally lets you cast content with your phone.
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